Brethren Evangelist Vol. XVIII July 15, 1896 No. 29

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BRETHREN EVANGELIST.

Children's Department.

HOW THINGS GET MIXED.

It sftms very strange

To a boy like me
How thtngs get so mixed :

l'm sure I can's see.

How potatoes have eyes.

And a hül has a foot,
A clcck has a face,

And a tooth has a root.

A stove has four legs,
Hat it can't walk aroond ;

And corn has long ears.
Mut it hears not asound.

A j 11/ hao a mouth,

But was ne'er known to eat ;
A stand has four legs,

Hut not any feet.

A bed has four legs,

A foot, head, and side ;
A treehasa trunk,

The ocean a tide.

A wagon a tongue,
And still doesn't talk
*• A yard has three feet.
And it ne ver can walk.

And a minute is short.

Or a minute is long
While tbe teakettle sings

A righl merry song.

And tlien it seerns stiange

How people will say
To, boy s and to giris

Wbo romp and play,

Come, Birdie, my Brownie.

My duckie. my dear,
My lambie. my robin,

My darling, now here.

But one thing l'U teli you —

He sure not forget —
l'm a boy, not a birdie,

A lamb. nor a pet.

—Kitta A, PetíÜ.

Ashland, Ohio.
My home is at Ashland where the
Evangelist is printed. I am acquaintetl
with the Editor and his family. I do not
write often but I like to read the chil-
dren's letters. Papa and mani ma and my
two sisters belong to the lírethren church.
We will have our Sunday-school picnic
next Thursday. We have King's Childrcn
every Tuesday evening at eight o'clock.
Our E. C. leader is Miss Lydia Berkley.
We had hoped that the National Confer-
ence would be held at Ashland, but have
been very much disappointed.

Your little friend,
„ Amy Worst.

Dear children of the Evangelist : I
will write my second letter to the Evan-
gelist. I am eleven years old. I belong
to the Júnior Ring's Children. Miss
Lydia Berkley is onr instructor. I have
one brother eight years old. We are en-

joying our school vacation. We spent
one week at our grandma's.

Vour little síster,
Ethel Murray.

As I have not writlen for the Evangel-
ist for some time I will try to write a
short letter now. My cousin I.ouis Iken-
berry came here on his wheel to visit us.
He lives in Mount Morris, III. I belong
to the Brethren church. I go to Sunday-
school and church whenever I can. My
Sunday-school teacher's name is Miss
Clara Worst. I am sorry our Ring's
Children teacher left. We live near the
College and I can go up whenever I
please. Wetl as this is all I can think of
I will close by asking a question. How
many words are there in the book of St.
John ? Akthuk BebklEY.

From Uiicln Lou.

Dear Children : — As I was reading
the last Evangelist, I suddenly turned to
see what you all had to say, for old and big
as I ara, I enjoy thesc little letters as much
as any of you, Did you all read the let-
ter from Vernie Keller? How sad it
must be to sit by the table and gaze upon
those two vacant chairs. Children, did
you ever think what it must be to be with-
out a papa or a tnamma ?

But don't be sad, Vernie. Remember,
papa has just gone to fill his vacant chair
in heaven, ami there beside him is a va-
cant chair for you. How happy we will
be when we all can leave these hard, tire-
some chairs in this world, and go over
yonder to recline in those places of rest
that our Mastei is preparing for us. How
hard we should work to be found worthy
of a chair over there.

Children, are you always ready to do
what you can fur Jesús ? There is so
much you can do. Save your pennies
and give them to Him. Go to Sunday-
school and get some little boy or giri,
that never goes, to go with you. How
nice if you cou I d cau se some little boy or
giri to learn to love Jesús. If you see
some boy doing something bad, go to him
and say, "Pleasc don't do that." Say it
so kindly and so sweetly, that the words
will keep ringing in his ears, "Please
don't do that." n, there are so many
things you can do. Now I will teli you
what to do. Each letter you write to the
Evangelist, teli us something that you
have donc for the Saviour. You know
these big folks are always writing and tell-
ing what they have done. Now is your
turn. Who will be first?

Now, I will close by asking a question.
God wanted a certain little boy to work
in His temple for Him, and to afterwards

become a great and good judge over his
people. So He called him one night
three times bcfore he knew that it was
God that was calling him to teli him what
to do. Who was this little boy, and what
were his answers each time he heard his
name called ? He was also the last Judge
over Israel.

Ever your faithful,

Uucle Lou.

THBEE POLLOWERS.

The wise old Hassan sat in his door as
three young men passed eagerly by.

"Are you following after any one, my
sons ?"

"I follow after pleastire," said the old-
est.

"And I after riches," said the second.
"Pleasure is on ly to be found with rich-
es."

"And you my little one ?" he asked of
the third.

"I follow after duty, " he modestly said.

And each went his way.

The aged Hassan in his journey came
upon three men.

"My son," he said to the eldest, "me
thinks thou wert the youth who was fol-
lowing after pleasure. Did'st thou ever
over-take her. "

"No, father, " answered the man.
"Pleasure is but a phantom that dies as
one approaches.

"Thou dtd'st not follow the right way,
my son."

"How did'st thou faré?" he asked of
the second.

"Pleasure is not with riches," he ans-
wered.

"And thou ?" continued Hassan, ad-
dressing the youngest.

"As I walketl with duty," he replied,
"Pleasure walked ever by my side."

"It is always thus," said the old man.
"l'leasure pursued is not overtaken. ün-
ly her shadow is caught by him who pur-
sues. Sheherself goes hand in hand with
duty, and they who make duty theircom-
panion have also the corapanionship of
pleasure. " — Seledtd.

WHAT WILL IT MAKE?

Take a long, narrow strip of paper and
draw a line through the middlc of it the
whole length. Then take hold of one end
and twist it so as to make one coil in the
paper. Now paste the two ends together,
makiug the two ends of the line you have
drawu match. After it is dry take the
scissors and cut the paper in two along
the line you have drawn.

If you had not twisted the strip of pa-
per at all what would you get by cutting
it in this way ? Two separate cir< les, of
course. What will you have now? Try
it and see, and then see if you can teli
why that twist makes such a difference.